Registration
is still open for the 7-day World Mission Conference (WMC) sponsored by
American Baptist International Ministries (IM) May 18-25, 2012 at the Green Lake Conference Center
in Green Lake, WI.

The 2012 conference, which
will include a 3-day call retreat weekend (May 18-20), focuses on discerning
God’s call to Christian service and how to make that call a reality.The theme is 2012: Hear the Call. For more
information go to www.internationalministries.org/Events. To register, call the Green Lake Conference Center
at (920) 294-3323.

“We’re
excited about kicking off IM’s 200th anniversary by bringing together IM’s
global servants and international guests who are deeply and personally involved
in the work of God globally,” commented Reid Trulson, IM executive director.
“They will share personal stories and experiences that will inspire and
challenge us to listen for and respond to our own calls.”

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IM missionaries are scheduled to attend. “The missionaries represent seventeen
different nations, some of which are new partnerships for IM,”commented Karen Mason, IM’s director for Special
Events.Several of the missionaries and
global consultants, including Lauran Bethell (Global - Human Trafficking),
Duane and Marcia Binkley (U.S./Thailand - Peace and Refuge) and Glen and Rita
Chapman (Democratic Republic of Congo – Evangelism) will lead small-group
workshops. For a complete list of missionaries and development workers who will
be attending, go to http://www.internationalministries.org/read/40288-may-2012-mission-personnel.

14 Christian leaders will
arrive from all over the world to lead a variety of worship services, Bible studies
and workshops.They include: the Rev.
Dr. A. K. Lama, general secretary of the Council of Baptist Churches of North
East India; Dr. Jules Casséus, president of the Christian University of North
Haiti; and the Rev. Zhiguo Zhu, president of
the Hubei Christian Council (China). For a complete list of international guests
go to http://www.internationalministries.org/read/41922-may-2012-international-leaders.

"International
Ministries is moving into an era of renewed, proactive efforts to cultivate
missionary candidates and match them with the invitations and opportunities
from our international partners," notes IM director of recruitment, Rev.
Jim Bell."We are looking forward
to meeting and interacting with persons whom God might be calling to step out
in faith into new ventures of service."

The
conference will conclude on Thursday, May 24 with keynote speaker Dr. Tony
Campolo, Professor emeritus of sociology, Eastern University; Founder and
president of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education,and a concert by the popular Christian band,
Jars of Clay.